Email this article The "Princess" of Ipatovo: Larger Image Volume 52 Number 2, March/April 1999 This woman of the steppes was buried with gold jewelry, a Greek red-figure cup, and other offerings. Inlay on the necklets is typical of the Sarmatian culture, while the bracelets are decorated in the Scythian animal style. Tombs combining characteristics of the two cultures may provide insight into the shift around 300 B.C. from Scythian to Sarmatian. Click on a highlighted area to see detail. (Courtesy Heinrich Härke) Back © 1999 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/9903/newsbriefs/captions/ipatovo.html Share this page:   Share Stay up-to-date on news and new features on our website. Click here to sign up. Buy back issues: See what's available!

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